EU readies legal action against AZ

The European Union is preparing to start legal action within days against AstraZeneca Plc after the company’s failure to hit vaccine delivery targets undermined the bloc’s inoculation campaign. The move has been discussed for weeks by the bloc’s ambassadors, according to two officials familiar with the discussions. The European Commission has asked governments to join the process, but some aren’t fully on board. Astra delivered just 30 million doses in the first quarter, compared with an original target of 120 million, sparking a huge row with the EU.